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germanium

noun

a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

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Word length
9
Starts with
G
Ends with
M
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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dʒɚˈmeɪni.əm

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noun

  1. a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

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